Paw Paw Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Albian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Comanche & Washita Groups |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32°54′N97°18′W / 32.9°N 97.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°12′N59°48′W / 30.2°N 59.8°W |
Region | Texas |
Country | United States |
The Paw Paw Formation is a geological formation in Texas whose strata date back to the late Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Nodosauridae indet. [1] [2] | Indeterminate | Tarrant County, Texas | Humerus, ilia, scapulocoracoid and specimen representing a baby | Juvenile nodosaurid remains that cannot be compared with Pawpawsaurus due to lack of overlapping elements. Informally referred to as the "Paw Paw Scuteling". [3] | |
Pawpawsaurus [1] | P. campbelli | Tarrant County, Texas | Complete skull | A nodosaurid | |
Texasetes [4] | T. pleurohalio | Blue Mound | Partial skeleton | A nodosaurid |
Pterosaurs reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Coloborhynchus [5] | C. wadleighi | SMU locality 263 | Jaw elements | Species moved to the genus Uktenadactylus | |
Tapejarinae indet. [6] | Indeterminate | SMU locality 263 | Incomplete right metatarsal | Tapejarid bone with signs of scavenging by fish and sharks | |
Uktenadactylus [5] [7] | U. wadleighi | SMU locality 263 | Jaw elements | An anhanguerid | |
Turtles reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Testudines indet. [2] | Indeterminate | SMU locality 241 | Remains of a turtle | ||
Bony fish reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Allocyclostoma [8] | A. alienus | Juniper Point locality | 3 otoliths | A beardfish | |
Apateodus [8] | A. sp. | Juniper Point locality | 6 otoliths | An aulopiform | |
Argentina? [8] | A. texana | Juniper Point locality | 49 otoliths | An argentine | |
Elopothrissus [8] | E. pawpawensis | Juniper Point locality | 139 otoliths | A bonefish | |
Genartina [8] | G. princeps | Juniper Point locality | 486 otoliths | A fish of uncertain classification | |
Ichthyodectiformes indet. [2] | Indeterminate | SMU locality 241 | Represents either Saurodon sp. or Saurocephalus sp. | ||
Ichthyotringa [8] | I.? cuneata | Juniper Point locality | 12 otoliths | An aulopiform | |
I. sp. | Juniper Point locality | An otolith | An aulopiform | ||
Paraulopus [8] | P.? wichitae | Juniper Point locality | 6 otoliths | An aulopiform | |
Pteralbula [8] | P. galtina | Juniper Point locality | 7 otoliths | A bonefish | |
Teleostei incertae sedis [8] | Indeterminate | Juniper Point locality | 3 otoliths | Teleost fish remains | |
Texoma [8] | T. cyclogaster | Juniper Point locality | 5 otoliths | A beardfish | |
Cartilaginous fish reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Cretalamna [2] [9] | C. appendiculata |
| Teeth | An otodontid shark | |
Cretodus [9] | C. semiplicatus | Roanoke | 15 teeth | A mackerel shark | |
Cretoxyrhina [10] | C. vraconensis | Northeast Texas | Seven teeth | A mackerel shark | |
Leptostyrax [2] [9] | L. macrorhizus |
| Nine teeth | A mackerel shark | |
Paraisurus [2] [9] | P. compressus |
| Incomplete tooth | A mackerel shark | |
Protolamna [9] | P. roanokeensis | Roanoke | Teeth | A mackerel shark | |
Pseudohypolophus [2] | P. sp. | SMU locality 241 | A ray | ||
Squalicorax [2] [9] [11] [12] | S. aff. S. baharijensis | A tooth | An anacoracid shark | ||
S. pawpawensis | Teeth | An anacoracid shark | |||
S. priscoserratus | Teeth | An anacoracid shark | |||
S. volgensis | Roanoke | Teeth | Material reassigned to S. pawpawensis | ||
S. sp. | Teeth | Material reassigned to S. pawpawensis | |||
Arthropods reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Acanthaxius [13] | A. carinatus | Near Fort Worth | Several specimens | An axiid | |
Angulotergum [14] | A. milviformis | Salvation Army locality | Numerous specimens | A barnacle | |
Axiopsis [13] | A. pawpawensis | Near Fort Worth | One specimen | An axiid | |
A. sampsonumae | Near Fort Worth | One specimen | An axiid | ||
A. spinifera | Near Fort Worth | One specimen | An axiid | ||
Cenomanocarcinus [15] | C. vanstraeleni | Tarrant County | Several specimens | A cenomanocarcinid crab | |
Cretacoranina [16] | C. punctata |
| Approximately 260 specimens | A frog crab | |
Dawsonius [13] | D. tigris | Near Fort Worth | Several specimens | A ctenochelid | |
Diotascalpellum [14] | D. acies | Salvation Army locality | Multiple specimens | A barnacle | |
Feldmannia [2] [17] [18] | F. wintoni |
| Numerous specimens | An etyiid crab originally named as Xanthosia wintoni | |
Galathea [19] | G. cretacea | Watauga | One specimen | A squat lobster | |
G.? limonitica | South of Fort Worth | One specimen | A squat lobster | ||
Ivolepas [14] | I. worthensis | Salvation Army locality | Multiple specimens | A barnacle | |
Linuparus [2] | L. adkinsi | SMU locality 241 | A spiny lobster | ||
Marylyreidus [15] | M. punctatus | Tarrant County | 3 specimens | A lyreidid crab | |
Meticonaxius [13] | M. rhacheochir | Near Fort Worth | One specimen | A micheleid | |
Nephrops [19] | N. americanus | Fort Worth | Numerous specimens | A lobster | |
Nodosculda [20] | N. fisherorum | Near Fort Worth | Several specimens | A mantis shrimp | |
Paraxiopsis [13] | P. erugatus | Near Fort Worth | Several specimens | An axiid | |
P. texensis | Near Fort Worth | Several specimens | An axiid | ||
Raninella [2] | R. sp. | SMU locality 241 | A frog crab | ||
Xanthosia [2] [17] [18] | X. aspera |
| Several specimens | An etyiid crab | |
X. pawpawensis |
| 36 specimens | An etyiid crab | ||
X. reidi |
| 10 carapaces | An etyiid crab | ||
X. wintoni |
| Numerous specimens | Moved to the genus Feldmannia | ||
Bivalves reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Lima [2] | L. sp. | SMU locality 241 | A limid | ||
Lopha [2] | L. quadriplicata | SMU locality 241 | An ostreid | ||
Neithea [2] | N. sp. | SMU locality 241 | A neitheid | ||
Stearnsia [2] | S. robbinsi | SMU locality 241 | A crassatellid | ||
Texigryphaea [2] | T. washitaensis | SMU locality 241 | A gryphaeid | ||
Trigonia [2] | T. clavigera? | SMU locality 241 | A trigoniid | ||
Cephalopods reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Anisoceras [21] | A. armatum | 5 fragments | An ammonite | ||
Cantabrigites [21] | C. spinosum | Multiple specimens | An ammonite | ||
C. wenoensis | Multiple specimens | An ammonite | |||
Conlinites [21] | C. wrighti |
| Several hundred specimens | An ammonite | |
Engonoceras [2] [21] | E. serpentinum | Near Denison | Multiple specimens | An ammonite | |
E. sp. | SMU locality 241 | An ammonite | |||
Enigmaticeras [21] | E. riceae |
| 12 specimens | An ammonite | |
Ficheuria [21] | F. americana | East of Watagua | One specimen | An ammonite | |
F. pernoni | One specimen | An ammonite | |||
Flickia [21] | F. simplex | South of Rio Vista | One specimen | An ammonite | |
Hamites [21] | H. venetzianus | Keller | 7 fragments | An ammonite | |
Lechites [21] | L. (Lechites) comanchensis | Multiple specimens | An ammonite | ||
Mariella [21] | M. (Mariella) asper |
| Multiple specimens | An ammonite | |
M. (Mariella) worthensis |
| Multiple specimens | An ammonite | ||
Mortoniceras [21] | M. (Subschloenbachia) rostratum | South of Rio Vista | Internal mould | An ammonite | |
Neophlycticeras [21] | N. (Neophlycticeras) sp. | A single shell | An ammonite | ||
N. (Paradolphia) occidentalis | East of Watagua | A single shell | An ammonite | ||
Scaphites [21] | S. hilli | Fort Worth | Multiple specimens | An ammonite | |
Stoliczkaia [21] | S. (Lamnayella) worthense | Fort Worth | Several hundred specimens | An ammonite | |
S. (Shumarinaia) asiatica | 2 specimens | An ammonite | |||
S. (Stoliczkaia) clavigera | Fragments of phragmocone | An ammonite | |||
Tetragonites [21] | T. sp. | Northeast of Watagua | Internal mould | An ammonite | |
Worthoceras [21] | W. worthense | Multiple specimens | An ammonite | ||
Echinoderms reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Alkaidia [22] | A. sumralli |
| 36 fragments | A starfish | |
Altairia [22] | A. wintoni | Fort Worth | 6 specimens | A starfish | |
Asteroidea indet. [2] | Indeterminate | SMU locality 241 | A starfish | ||
Betelgeusia [22] | B. reidi |
| Hundreds of specimens | A starfish | |
Capellia [22] | C. mauricei | Fort Worth | Several specimens | A starfish | |
Crateraster [22] | C. texensis |
| Over 30 specimens | A starfish | |
Denebia [22] | D. americana |
| Numerous specimens | A starfish | |
Discocrinus [23] | D. catastomus | Multiple specimens | A crinoid | ||
Echinoidea indet. [2] | Indeterminate | SMU locality 241 | A sea urchin | ||
Fomalhuatia [22] | F. hortensae |
| Numerous specimens | A starfish | |
Goniasteridae indet. [22] | Unknown | Fort Worth | 3 marginal ossicles | A starfish | |
Poecilocrinus [2] [23] | P. dispandus | SMU locality 241 | A crinoid | ||
P. dispandus forma discus | Few specimens | A crinoid | |||
P. dispandus forma floriformis | Multiple specimens | A crinoid | |||
Roveacrinus [23] | R. morganae | Fort Worth | One specimen | A crinoid | |
R. proteus | Fort Worth | 32 cups | A crinoid | ||
Gastropods reported from the Paw Paw Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Turritella [2] | T. sp. | SMU locality 241 | A turritellid | ||
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